Best Japanese sci-fi movies to watch?

[Engage]

Hi all, I recently started watching Japanese movies. I love how they all seem to have really clever story lines. I just saw 'GANTZ 1 and 2' and I just started watching 'Space Battleship Yamato' and I'm really enjoying it.

I've seen Cyborg She and that was amazing!

Any recommendations?

Thanks!

[toddly6666]

Best sci-fi Japanese films are:
1. Battle Royale
2. Avalon
3. Mind Game
4. Ghost in the Shell
5. Metropolis

[Thomas Irwin]

Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad.

Well, it does have "engineered super-zombies" and a mad scientist.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

Best sci-fi Japanese films are:
1. Battle Royale
2. Avalon
3. Mind Game
4. Ghost in the Shell
5. Metropolis

No love for Akira??

[MifuneFan]

Probably not what you're looking for, but one of the best Sci-Fi animes I've seen is "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time". You can get it pretty cheaply at Amazon UK.

[Engage]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

Best sci-fi Japanese films are:
1. Battle Royale
2. Avalon
3. Mind Game
4. Ghost in the Shell
5. Metropolis

Thanks! I'm looking at these now.

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Probably not what you're looking for, but one of the best Sci-Fi animes I've seen is "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time". You can get it pretty cheaply at Amazon UK.

I saw the live action film and I enjoyed it!

[toddly6666]

Originally Posted by Engage

Thanks! I'm looking at these now.



I saw the live action film and I enjoyed it!

I hope you enjoy them!

Mind Game is only on Japanese dvd with English subtitles - it is worth every penny it costs.

Avalon is on usa dvd and Japanese bluray (with English subs too).

Metropolis is only on usa english subbed/dubbed dvd (there's a japanese blu but no english subs/dub).



Also to add is the awesome Space Adventure Cobra movie on usa dvd - it's sort of similar to the wackiness of Guardians of the Galaxy. Miyazaki was involved with the film as well.

And I forgot to add the greatest Japanese movie/show which is Miyazaki's show Future Boy Conan - it's like an awesome epic 12 hour movie. The only english-subtitled dvds are from Malaysia (aka semi-official/ semi-pirate). This show was the best thing that Miyazaki ever did. And for the record, im not a fan of Japanese anime series - I dont watch them or have patience for them.

[HazelEyes]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Probably not what you're looking for, but one of the best Sci-Fi animes I've seen is "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time". You can get it pretty cheaply at Amazon UK.

Is the Blu-ray Region free?

[SymbioticFunction]

I think Casshern is pretty amazing. It's disappointing that there isn't a bd with english subtitles.

[toddly6666]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

No love for Akira??

and Akira - I forgot!